Bobby knew something wasn't right and quietly followed Alex out to the rig.
He climbed into the passenger seat while Alex removed a piece of paper and
looked at it, looking up when he closed the door.
"There is no easy way to say this to make it any better," Alex said passing him the piece of paper.
Bobby's heart sank at Alex's words and took the paper from her hand and unfolded it shakily and read its contents.
Jimmy made his way towards Kim's mother's home and knew this wasn't going to be easy. She had just gone in to check on Joey and Keira since they both had been asleep for about an hour when she heard a knock at her door. As she opened the door she was surprised to see Jimmy on the other side.
"Jimmy, what are you doing here?" she asked.
"We need to talk, may I come in?" he replied.
She nodded her head and stepped back from the door, letting him in and closing the door and taking a seat in one of the chairs in the living room as he sat down on the couch. She noticed something wasn't right about the way he was acting and figured something had happened.
"Are Kim and Bobby ok?" she asked, hoping nothing had happened to them.
"Bobby's fine, just took in a little too much smoke at a fire earlier. He's down at Mercy being checked over. Today during the same fire Kim went after a boy who ran back into the building. During the whole thing someone kidnapped her. We have no idea where she is or if she's hurt." Jimmy replied sadly, seeing the hurt look cross his ex-mother-in-law's face.
She sat in a state of shock, hearing what Jimmy had said, not able to fully grasp everything he'd said. Eventually tears started to fall as she thought of the two sleeping children down the hall.
"Has anyone told Bobby yet?" she asked shakily, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.
"Alex is waiting to tell him at Mercy. We don't know if they are going to keep him over night or let him go." Jimmy replied solemnly.
An hour later, he left Kim's mother's home and headed back to the station to change and break the news to the guys at the station. All the guys at the station sat stunned as Jimmy told them what had happened.
"Do we want to start searching for her?" D.K asked.
"We could but we also have to work tomorrow too. We could search for about four hours tonight then start in again in the morning before we come in and do the same thing over and over till we find her." Jimmy replied.
All the guys nodded their heads in response and headed up to change. Alex and Bobby came in a short time later to change since the shift was over. When Bobby headed upstairs Jimmy said to Alex, "How did he take the news?"
"Not too well," she replied; "How's Kim's mom handling it?"
"I think she's still in the shock/denial stage." Jimmy said in return; "A bunch of us are going out to start looking for her, wanna come?"
"Sure. The sooner we find her the better." Alex replied, going to change and check on Bobby.
She quietly climbed the stairs, seeing him sitting on his bunk looking at a picture that had been taken when they were in the Bahamas. He heard footsteps and saw Alex coming up.
"We'll find her Bobby. Don't ever doubt that." Alex said softly, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I know. I just hope it's soon." He replied quietly.
"I have a feeling it will be." Alex replied; "You going straight home?"
"I'm going to stop and check on her mom and the kids first, then I'll go home." Bobby replied, replacing the picture in his locker when he stood up.
"If you hear anything or need something feel free to call me." Alex said as he walked by.
"Ok," he replied quietly, getting Kim's stuff from her locker before heading out of the station.
He drove to her mother's home to see how she was coping with the news Jimmy had broken to her. She heard a knock at the door to her home and got up off the sofa. She'd been crying ever since Jimmy left, and seeing Bobby on the other side made her want to cry even harder. As she let him in, another round of sobs wracked her body as she headed towards the sofa. He did his best to try and console his mother-in-law but eventually, he too had tears slipping down his face. After she'd settled down, he went and checked on the kids. Joey was sound asleep and looked so peaceful and at ease, unaware of what all had happened. He figured this would be one of the hardest things he'd ever had to tell Joey and wasn't looking forward to it. But Joey had a right to know, so he would have to drum up all the courage he could find to tell him that his mother was missing. Next he checked on Keira who also was sound asleep. He gently held his sleeping daughter's hand, feeling fury building. Fury towards whomever was responsible for keeping Kim from him, her children and her friends and family.
A short time later he left and returned to where Kim's mother was. She was still sitting on the couch, still trying to come to terms with what had happened. He sat down next to her and gently asked, "Do you want me to take the kids for the evening?"
"Would it be ok if they stayed here? Having them around helps me deal with everything that's happened." She replied softly, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Sure. I don't mind if they stay. I'd better get going and head home and wait for any news. If I hear anything I'll call you and let you know." He said as he prepared to stand up.
After he left there, he headed home. The light on the answering machine was blinking and he hoped it was some good news. He rewound the tape and listened to what had been recorded. As the message began to play he heard a very chilling voice speak in a savage manner.
I hear you lost something very close to your heart this evening. How
could you ignore it? We have here with us the one thing near and dear
to your heart, your precious Kimmy. Never thought this could happen
right? Just think, there isn't a damn thing you can do to stop us. How
does it feel? Realizing there isn't anything you can do to help her,
save her? Immobilized by fear aren't you? You're NEVER gonna win
Bobby!
As he listened to the heartless message, all he could think about was what could be happening to her at this very minute and the thought of that terrified him, a lot. The smell of smoke still clung to him from the fire earlier so he headed off for a shower, fears and worries about what was happening to Kim his primary thoughts. It was extremely awkward not having Kim around. He knew for sure that it would be difficult to fall asleep because he kept picturing her struggling against whoever had put the rag over her nose and mouth and pulled her from the window and what she could be going through at that very moment. After several hours of staring at the ceiling and tossing and turning he got up. He read the labels on the videotapes in the living room and found the one of their honeymoon and put it in. As the images came across the screen he sat on the couch remembering each of them as if it were yesterday. Eventually he fell asleep on the couch as a mixture of emotions engulfed him and exhaustion took its toll on his system.
Alex, Jimmy, D.K, Walsh and Lombardo all met at the scene of the fire to start looking for Kim. They all set their watches to meet back where they had started in four hours. Each person had their cell phones turned on so they could check in with each other periodically and if they found something they could let the others know. Each person went a different direction, more ground could be covered if they split up so that's what they opted to do. Time went by agonizingly slow as they searched for their missing colleague. Every thirty minutes or so they would check in with one another to see if anyone had found anything. When four hours were up they all headed back to the scene of the fire to regroup and go home and rest before picking back up once it was light out.
The next morning he awoke, finding himself on the couch. He got up and flipped off the T.V and VCR and headed in to eat something before he stopped to check on Kim's mom before he went to work. When she let him in he could tell by her appearance she hadn't slept all night, then again with news of her daughter missing he really didn't expect her to. As they sat and talked, Joey got up and came into the room. He knew something wasn't right and judging by the appearances of his grandmother and Bobby, that confirmed his suspicions.
"What's wrong?" he asked in a soft voice, unaware of what had happened.
Bobby motioned for Joey to come sit in between him and his grandmother. Kim's mother tried to find the right words to say to tell her grandson what had happened. Incase she wasn't able to get the words out Bobby did the same trying to think of the easiest way to say it. As Joey sat in between his grandmother and Bobby, he saw the pain and anguish in both their eyes. Before she began to speak, she felt her throat begin to constrict as she forced back the onslaught of tears that were threatening to fall. She'd managed to keep herself together and gently began to try and explain what had happened to his mother.
"Something happened to your mom at work last night sweetheart," she began to say.
"Is she ok?" Joey asked weakly, trying to hold back the tears of fear.
"I don't know honey. Someone took her. We don't know if she's injured or ok, we won't know till they find her." She managed to reply as tears started to flow down her face once more.
She left the room for a bit to regain her composure. While she was gone Joey looked up at Bobby and asked quietly, "Why would someone want to hurt mom?"
"I wish I knew Joey, I wish I knew. Your mom wouldn't hurt anyone. So why someone is doing this to her and us makes no sense to me." Bobby replied trying to comfort the young boy's fears.
"Do you think they'll find her soon?" Joey asked, wiping a few tears away from his eyes.
"I'm sure they will. Before work a bunch of us are going to start looking to see if we can find her." Bobby replied, putting his arm around Joey's shaking shoulders.
"If you find anything out will you let us know?" he asked.
"You all would be the first to know if we find anything out." Bobby replied, seeing a flicker of hope cross Joey's face.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Joey asked quietly.
"Just make sure your grandmother is ok and help her out. I'd let you come with us but I don't know what these people have planned so it's too dangerous for you to come with us." Bobby replied, feeling bad that there wasn't much more Joey could do; "We'll get her back soon Joey. Soon this will all be over."
"There is no easy way to say this to make it any better," Alex said passing him the piece of paper.
Bobby's heart sank at Alex's words and took the paper from her hand and unfolded it shakily and read its contents.
Jimmy made his way towards Kim's mother's home and knew this wasn't going to be easy. She had just gone in to check on Joey and Keira since they both had been asleep for about an hour when she heard a knock at her door. As she opened the door she was surprised to see Jimmy on the other side.
"Jimmy, what are you doing here?" she asked.
"We need to talk, may I come in?" he replied.
She nodded her head and stepped back from the door, letting him in and closing the door and taking a seat in one of the chairs in the living room as he sat down on the couch. She noticed something wasn't right about the way he was acting and figured something had happened.
"Are Kim and Bobby ok?" she asked, hoping nothing had happened to them.
"Bobby's fine, just took in a little too much smoke at a fire earlier. He's down at Mercy being checked over. Today during the same fire Kim went after a boy who ran back into the building. During the whole thing someone kidnapped her. We have no idea where she is or if she's hurt." Jimmy replied sadly, seeing the hurt look cross his ex-mother-in-law's face.
She sat in a state of shock, hearing what Jimmy had said, not able to fully grasp everything he'd said. Eventually tears started to fall as she thought of the two sleeping children down the hall.
"Has anyone told Bobby yet?" she asked shakily, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.
"Alex is waiting to tell him at Mercy. We don't know if they are going to keep him over night or let him go." Jimmy replied solemnly.
An hour later, he left Kim's mother's home and headed back to the station to change and break the news to the guys at the station. All the guys at the station sat stunned as Jimmy told them what had happened.
"Do we want to start searching for her?" D.K asked.
"We could but we also have to work tomorrow too. We could search for about four hours tonight then start in again in the morning before we come in and do the same thing over and over till we find her." Jimmy replied.
All the guys nodded their heads in response and headed up to change. Alex and Bobby came in a short time later to change since the shift was over. When Bobby headed upstairs Jimmy said to Alex, "How did he take the news?"
"Not too well," she replied; "How's Kim's mom handling it?"
"I think she's still in the shock/denial stage." Jimmy said in return; "A bunch of us are going out to start looking for her, wanna come?"
"Sure. The sooner we find her the better." Alex replied, going to change and check on Bobby.
She quietly climbed the stairs, seeing him sitting on his bunk looking at a picture that had been taken when they were in the Bahamas. He heard footsteps and saw Alex coming up.
"We'll find her Bobby. Don't ever doubt that." Alex said softly, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I know. I just hope it's soon." He replied quietly.
"I have a feeling it will be." Alex replied; "You going straight home?"
"I'm going to stop and check on her mom and the kids first, then I'll go home." Bobby replied, replacing the picture in his locker when he stood up.
"If you hear anything or need something feel free to call me." Alex said as he walked by.
"Ok," he replied quietly, getting Kim's stuff from her locker before heading out of the station.
He drove to her mother's home to see how she was coping with the news Jimmy had broken to her. She heard a knock at the door to her home and got up off the sofa. She'd been crying ever since Jimmy left, and seeing Bobby on the other side made her want to cry even harder. As she let him in, another round of sobs wracked her body as she headed towards the sofa. He did his best to try and console his mother-in-law but eventually, he too had tears slipping down his face. After she'd settled down, he went and checked on the kids. Joey was sound asleep and looked so peaceful and at ease, unaware of what all had happened. He figured this would be one of the hardest things he'd ever had to tell Joey and wasn't looking forward to it. But Joey had a right to know, so he would have to drum up all the courage he could find to tell him that his mother was missing. Next he checked on Keira who also was sound asleep. He gently held his sleeping daughter's hand, feeling fury building. Fury towards whomever was responsible for keeping Kim from him, her children and her friends and family.
A short time later he left and returned to where Kim's mother was. She was still sitting on the couch, still trying to come to terms with what had happened. He sat down next to her and gently asked, "Do you want me to take the kids for the evening?"
"Would it be ok if they stayed here? Having them around helps me deal with everything that's happened." She replied softly, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Sure. I don't mind if they stay. I'd better get going and head home and wait for any news. If I hear anything I'll call you and let you know." He said as he prepared to stand up.
After he left there, he headed home. The light on the answering machine was blinking and he hoped it was some good news. He rewound the tape and listened to what had been recorded. As the message began to play he heard a very chilling voice speak in a savage manner.
I hear you lost something very close to your heart this evening. How
could you ignore it? We have here with us the one thing near and dear
to your heart, your precious Kimmy. Never thought this could happen
right? Just think, there isn't a damn thing you can do to stop us. How
does it feel? Realizing there isn't anything you can do to help her,
save her? Immobilized by fear aren't you? You're NEVER gonna win
Bobby!
As he listened to the heartless message, all he could think about was what could be happening to her at this very minute and the thought of that terrified him, a lot. The smell of smoke still clung to him from the fire earlier so he headed off for a shower, fears and worries about what was happening to Kim his primary thoughts. It was extremely awkward not having Kim around. He knew for sure that it would be difficult to fall asleep because he kept picturing her struggling against whoever had put the rag over her nose and mouth and pulled her from the window and what she could be going through at that very moment. After several hours of staring at the ceiling and tossing and turning he got up. He read the labels on the videotapes in the living room and found the one of their honeymoon and put it in. As the images came across the screen he sat on the couch remembering each of them as if it were yesterday. Eventually he fell asleep on the couch as a mixture of emotions engulfed him and exhaustion took its toll on his system.
Alex, Jimmy, D.K, Walsh and Lombardo all met at the scene of the fire to start looking for Kim. They all set their watches to meet back where they had started in four hours. Each person had their cell phones turned on so they could check in with each other periodically and if they found something they could let the others know. Each person went a different direction, more ground could be covered if they split up so that's what they opted to do. Time went by agonizingly slow as they searched for their missing colleague. Every thirty minutes or so they would check in with one another to see if anyone had found anything. When four hours were up they all headed back to the scene of the fire to regroup and go home and rest before picking back up once it was light out.
The next morning he awoke, finding himself on the couch. He got up and flipped off the T.V and VCR and headed in to eat something before he stopped to check on Kim's mom before he went to work. When she let him in he could tell by her appearance she hadn't slept all night, then again with news of her daughter missing he really didn't expect her to. As they sat and talked, Joey got up and came into the room. He knew something wasn't right and judging by the appearances of his grandmother and Bobby, that confirmed his suspicions.
"What's wrong?" he asked in a soft voice, unaware of what had happened.
Bobby motioned for Joey to come sit in between him and his grandmother. Kim's mother tried to find the right words to say to tell her grandson what had happened. Incase she wasn't able to get the words out Bobby did the same trying to think of the easiest way to say it. As Joey sat in between his grandmother and Bobby, he saw the pain and anguish in both their eyes. Before she began to speak, she felt her throat begin to constrict as she forced back the onslaught of tears that were threatening to fall. She'd managed to keep herself together and gently began to try and explain what had happened to his mother.
"Something happened to your mom at work last night sweetheart," she began to say.
"Is she ok?" Joey asked weakly, trying to hold back the tears of fear.
"I don't know honey. Someone took her. We don't know if she's injured or ok, we won't know till they find her." She managed to reply as tears started to flow down her face once more.
She left the room for a bit to regain her composure. While she was gone Joey looked up at Bobby and asked quietly, "Why would someone want to hurt mom?"
"I wish I knew Joey, I wish I knew. Your mom wouldn't hurt anyone. So why someone is doing this to her and us makes no sense to me." Bobby replied trying to comfort the young boy's fears.
"Do you think they'll find her soon?" Joey asked, wiping a few tears away from his eyes.
"I'm sure they will. Before work a bunch of us are going to start looking to see if we can find her." Bobby replied, putting his arm around Joey's shaking shoulders.
"If you find anything out will you let us know?" he asked.
"You all would be the first to know if we find anything out." Bobby replied, seeing a flicker of hope cross Joey's face.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Joey asked quietly.
"Just make sure your grandmother is ok and help her out. I'd let you come with us but I don't know what these people have planned so it's too dangerous for you to come with us." Bobby replied, feeling bad that there wasn't much more Joey could do; "We'll get her back soon Joey. Soon this will all be over."